Casa Nonna

Nonna Starter

Massive Pasta Bowls Below Dupont

You’re well versed in those subtle things that make a deal happen. Firm handshakes. Eye contact. A timely
check to a PAC.

Oh, and pasta. Lots and lots of pasta.

Let us introduce you to Casa Nonna, a bustling new downtown hive of pizza ovens, massive T-bones
and massive-er bowls of ravioli, now taking reservations for an opening Wednesday night.

This is the first Italian spot from the folks behind BLT Steak, so the huge helpings of meat, schmooze-ready
wine list and marble bar lording over the dining room should all seem familiar. Less familiar: a date-ready,
12-seat marble pizza bar that lets you look right into the 850-degree wood-burning oven while your pie (the
one with zucchini flowers, mozzarella and a fried egg) starts to bubble.

But more often than not, you’ll be returning with a group of like-minded deal-makers, setting up a
boisterous camp over Blood Orange Margaritas and a limoncello and Campari creation called the
Sicilian Lemonade (it sends a message). Then it’s on to heaping bowls of family-style linguine
and clams, ricotta ravioli and orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe. Or more carnivorous options like
double-size shrimp scampi and veal Milanese.